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- mid-1969: the Stones were at the peak of their career
- just released a greatest hits album (Through the Past Darkly)
and Let It Bleed
- upcoming US tour was to feature BB King, Ike & Tina Turner as warm-up
acts ... going back to their R&B roots
- tour resulted in loads of bad press
- tickets were considered too expensive
- band frequently showed up late for performances
- being filmed for documentary
Altamont
- decided they needed a "big finish," so threw a free outdoor
concert on the West Coast (Altamont
Raceway; 40 miles SE of San Francisco) .... other performers included
Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
- 12/4/69 - final decision to hold the concert was made the day before concert!!
- used California chapters of Hell's Angles for "security"
- 18 year old African-American youth was stabbed in the neck
- as things got out of hand, the Stones made a musical transition from
"Sympathy for the Devil" to "Under My Thumb"
Final Comments:
- Stones are still at it!!
- Beatle or Stone? (read text pp. 170-172 carefully)
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